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187 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0030574862
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1980
Description
"Fadeout" is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but ...
Community Reviews Summary of 275 reviews
Moods
dark 43%
emotional 39%
adventurous 31%
tense 29%
reflective 27%
sad 27%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 45%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Plot: 28% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 35% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Alcoholism, MurderModerate
Terminal illness, Infidelity, CancerMinor
War, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship187 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0030574862
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1980
Description
"Fadeout" is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but ...
Community Reviews Summary of 275 reviews
Moods
dark 43%
emotional 39%
adventurous 31%
tense 29%
reflective 27%
sad 27%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 45%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Plot: 28% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 35% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Alcoholism, MurderModerate
Terminal illness, Infidelity, CancerMinor
War, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship